Envelop.



A. G. JONES.

BNVELOP.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 4, 1910.

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ARCHER G'. JONES, OF' RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGN'OR TO THE DUPLEXVENVELOPE & PRINTING C0., INC., OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

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Specication of Letters Patent. i l Patented Sept, 159 19m 4L:

application ined may '4, 191e semi no. 559,338.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known lthat L ARGHER G. JONES, a citizen of `the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of 'Vir inia, have invented certain new and useful provements in Envelops, of which the following is a-specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in envelope, and vmore particula'rlV to the class known as twin or double enve ops. In

envelope of this character, it has been the custom to print 'on one side what the dif-y ferent compartments were for, as for instance, one pocket for benevolences, so

marked, and the other for current expenses, 'and so labeled; and the contributor in'turn- Y' ing the envelop' around to insert'his `contribution, which he naturally does, not infrequently forgets that the positions of the pockets are reversed. Looking at the printed or obverse vside of the envelop he sees that the .current expense pocket is, for instance,

on the left, and the benevolences pocket is on the right, and when the envelop is reversed, he still thinks this is true, and is apt to put his current expense contribution in the left pocket, 'which is now the benevolences pocket, and his benevolences contribution in the current expenses pocket, which, of course, greatly confuses the treasurer when he credits the subscriber, and especially when he proceeds to make his quarterly, lsemi-annual, or annual report, not tospeak of the attendant disturbance to the mind of the contributor. To obviate this difficulty, I have adopted the practice of printing these envelops on the reverse as well as the obverse side, and while this obviates the confusion above-mentioned, it re quires an additional printing, making the envelope more expensive. Hence the purpose of my present invention is to provide necessity of first reading the labels. andthen turning the envelop over to insert the contribution, an envelop of this character being advantageous both for the contributor and the treasurer.. A

' With these objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out'in the claim.

ln the accompanying drawingsz--Figure lis a view of the envelop.blank,sl 1"owing the inside surfaces folded outward, Figs. 2 and 3 are views of the reverse and obverse sides of the completed envelop, respe'ct'ivel and Fig` 4 is an inside view' of the blan showing a slight modification in the edges ofthe vtop and lower flaps. v l

rlhe numeral 1 represents the main body portion of the envelop. This is rectangular the body portion 1, upon which'it is super-- imposed; and this lower Hap 2,',and the upper -iap 5 are gummed as dicated along the surfaces 7, 8, and 11, sifthat the envelop is completed by first folding in the end aps 3 and 4, and then folding lover and upon these flaps the lower gummed-flap 2, causing t latter to adhereto thepiiter surfaces of the flapsB and land to the central internal surface of the body portion 1, thereby dividing the envelop into two distinct and separate,y

pockets 12 and 13, one preferably for benevo- Y lences, and the other for other contributions. This aifords an extensive and unbroken'surface on -the reverse side, that is to sa/y, on

the lower Hap 2 for the printing .of J'what-` ever instructions may be desired, as or instance the date and contributors number on the upper fiap, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the character of the contri ution, whether for current expenses or lienevolences, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

In the use of the envelop, in consequence,

the contributor is guided in depositing his contribution by the designation on the back or reverse side, and as this `vis before his eyes as he inserts thevcontribution, he. is absolutely insured against making -a mistake,

after Awhich he moistens the gummed portion 5 ofthe upper iap, and sticks it down in the usual manner.

.To facilitate handling, a line of fracture may be made transversely through the center of theenvelop, as indicated by the dotted lines at 17, as for instance, there may betwo different treasurers for the two funds,I thus enabling the person authorized to first handle the envelops to tear the ends asunder and get the parts into the proper hands.

It may desirable to shape the edges of the upper and lower flaps as indicated in Fig. 4, this being a mere detail of construction.

Thus I provide an envelop with two unbroken surfaces, one or both of which may be utilized for printing, although it is only necessary to print on the reverse side for the purposes for which the envelop is devised, while the other side may be utilized for any other purpose-to receive the name of the church, or to explain how the envelop is used.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an article of manufacture, a twin envelop comprising a body having main, end and upper aps connected together, the end aps folded inward upon the body and the v main iap superimposed upon the end flaps, said main iiap being of a length equal to the length of the body, an adhesive upon the end flaps for connecting the main iiap thereto, and an adhesive strip formed upon the main flap through the transverse center thereof whereby the main flap is connected to the body portion through the center for forming a pocket on each side of the adhesive strip, said main flap presenting a smooth outer surface throughout its entire length for receiving the necessary printing matter for designating, the object of the respective pockets to insure the insertion of the proper matter in the desired pocket, thevupper ap having a gurnmed inner surface whereby it can be connected to the main Hap for closing the pockets, and a line of fracture being formed through the central portion of the envelop and gummed strip whereby the two compartments or pockets can be separated without unsealing or mutilating either pocket. t

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ARCHER e. JONES.

Witnesses:

M. S. RACKETT,

A. C. HEINRICH. 

